C/V Saudi Diriyah; Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia

Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia | 1993-Dec-01

Initial Notification: At 2335 on December 1, 1993, USCG MSO Hampton Roads received a call from the tug Harriet Morgan, reporting that while attempting to move the M/V Saudi Diriyah, she put a gash in the port side of the vessel tied up at Lamberts Point Dock. The tug reported that heavy black oil was coming out of the hole. The ruptured tank had a potential capacity of 42,000 gallons of #4 oil. By 0127 December 2 MSO monitors reported that oil was no longer coming from the vessel. The vessel was boomed off by 0315. USCG district 5. Keyword: sorbent boom, sorbent pompoms.